Obituaries in Ripon, WI
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Alice Margaret Jorgensen
November 22, 2015
Alice Margaret Jorgensen, age 101, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon. Alice was born March 28, 1914, in the Town of Leon, WI, the daughter of William and Olga (Wesner) Nipko. She attended school at the country school in Poy Sippi, WI. On September 1, 1932 Alice married Thomas...
Francis "Abe" L. Dymond
November 21, 2015
Francis “Abe” L. Dymond, age 66, of Ripon, WI, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Divine Savior Health Care in Portage, WI. Francis was born August 6, 1949, in Mehoopany, PA, the son of William and Mary Jane (Decker) Dymond. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School in Pennsylvania. In 1999, Abe married Nell Bergman at Immanuel...
Paul Okincicas
November 18, 2015
Paul Anthony Okincicas, age 57, of Green Lake, WI, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at home. Paul was born March 22, 1958, in Eccles, Lancaster, England, the son of Povilas and Olga (Iley) Okincicas. Paul was a graduate of J. Sterling Morton East High School and Triton College. Paul moved from England to the United States in 1973, and...
Doreen Joann Badtke
November 18, 2015
Doreen Joann Badtke, age 67, of Oshkosh, WI, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Doreen was born March 10, 1948, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of Robert and Doris (Miller) Rupnow. She graduated from Ripon High School and the State of Wisconsin Treasurers Institute. Throughout her life, she had taken numerous advanced college courses involved with nursing, information technology,...
Leroy Nance
November 13, 2015
LeRoy “Roy” Nance, age 87, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015, after a brief stay at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon, WI. Roy was born October 10, 1928, in Buck Grove, IA, the son of Harley and Nellie (Bruce) Nance. Upon graduating from high school, Roy proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 2...
Alton J. Meyer
November 7, 2015
Alton J. Meyer, age 87, of Ripon, WI, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015, at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin. Alton was born October 20, 1928, in Lamartine, WI, the son of John and Dora (Hintz) Meyer. Alton attended school in Ripon. On September 12, 1953, Alton married Ruth Humbright at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ripon, WI. He was...
Elizabeth Sharon Will
November 5, 2015
Elizabeth Sharon Will, age 69, of Fond du Lac, WI, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Elizabeth was born July 19, 1946, in Waukau, WI, the daughter of Benjamin and Harriet (DeGraf) McCabe. Elizabeth was an avid bingo player at the senior center and had a passion for collecting dolls. Survivors include...
James "Whitey" Plagenz
November 4, 2015
James “Whitey” Russell Plagenz, age 72, of Waupun, WI, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015, surrounded by his family. Jim was born October 23, 1943, in Beaver Dam, WI, the son of Walter and Evelyn (Mace) Plagenz Sr. In 1979; he married Joyce Ann Johnston in Ripon, WI. Jim enjoyed the outdoors and loved to fish and hunt. Jim had...
Gerald Klingbeil
October 28, 2015
Gerald Edwin Klingbeil, age 72, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Oakridge Gardens Nursing Center in Menasha, WI. Gerald was born November 27, 1942, in Montello, WI, the son of Edwin and Violet (Zabel) Klingbeil. He graduated from Montello High School. Gerald earned his cheese maker license at the age of 16 years old...
Donald Belling
October 27, 2015
Donald Richard Belling, age 87, of the Town of Eldorado, WI, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 27, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah, WI. Donald was born June 10, 1928, to Alfred and Rose (Hilt) Belling. On October 20, 1951, he married Alice Priepke. They farmed all their life in the Town of Eldorado until retirement. He was...
Joan Weeks
October 18, 2015
Joan Weeks, age 73, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Fountain View Care Center in Ripon from a long battle with Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy. Joan was born March 1, 1942, in Rosendale, WI, the daughter of Harold and LaVerna (Wocknitz) Ballard. She graduated from Ripon High School. Joan was a secretary for 29 years at...
Marilyn Disterhaft
October 14, 2015
Marilyn R. Disterhaft, age 89, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Maplecrest in Ripon. Marilyn was born October 28, 1925, in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Ida L. (Ziebel) Stadler. She graduated from Oshkosh schools and on June 25, 1949, Marilyn married Harold “Harry” Disterhaft. Marilyn worked as a night supervisor for Precision...
Betsy Bloch
October 14, 2015
Betsy Bloch, age 85, of Green Lake/Markesan, WI, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at the Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fond du Lac. Betsy was born Wednesday, September 24, 1930 to Milton L. and Maude (Wood) Stellmacher as an only daughter. Betsy lived her entire life in the Green Lake area. Beginning with elementary school in Fairwater,...
Warren Wilkes
October 13, 2015
Warren F. Wilkes, age 95, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Copperleaf Village in Ripon. Warren was born September 25, 1920, in the Town of Metomen, WI, the son of Emil and Ella (Eichstedt) Wilkes. He was educated in Ripon schools and in 1948, Warren married Gladys Daehn at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Waupun....
Leon Schroeder
October 12, 2015
Leon Paul Schroeder, age 66, of Green Lake, WI, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015, at his home. Leon was born October 9, 1949, in Reedsburg, WI, the son of Bernard L. and Bernice A. (Schmidt) Schroeder. He graduated from Green Lake High School and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree entering college at UW-Madison and graduating at...
William Schang
October 12, 2015
William J. Schang, age 74, of Oshkosh, WI, formerly of Ripon, WI, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015. William was born September 25, 1941, in Detroit, MI, the son of Jacob J. and Helen M. (Ziegler) Schang. He graduated from Trenton High School and went on to receive his PhD from the University of Michigan. On July 10, 1965,...
Rosemary Zimdars
October 10, 2015
Rosemary J. Zimdars, age 65, of Stoughton, WI, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 10, 2015, following several years struggling with Alzheimer’s. She was born February 7, 1950, to Gordon and W. Lois (Tavs) Zimdars in Ripon, WI. She attended the Ripon schools through graduation and continued her education at UWO obtaining her BSN in nursing. Rosemary was a lifelong member...
Wayne Benjamin Wegner
October 9, 2015
Wayne Benjamin Wegner, age 76, of Ripon, WI, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015, at home. Wayne was born December 7, 1938, in Ripon, the son of Benjamin and Melva (Seidler) Wegner. He graduated from Ripon High School and attended Ripon College. After college, Wayne moved to the family farm where he farmed all of his life. He was a...
George Robert Gray Jr.
October 8, 2015
George Robert “Bob” Gray Jr., age 88, of Ripon, WI, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, at Ripon Medical Center in Ripon in the presence of his family. Bob was born June 27, 1927, in Ripon, the son of George Robert and Olive Ruth (Buchholz) Gray. He attended and graduated from Ripon Public Schools. Bob trained at the Great Lakes...
Duane "Pooky" August Wittchow
October 7, 2015
Duane “Pooky” August Wittchow, age 81, of Ripon, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Barrett House in Ripon with family by his side. “Pooky” was born December 16, 1933, in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of August and Dorothy (Paul) Wittchow. He graduated from Rosendale High School. In 1976, Pooky married Rosie Michels in Ripon, WI. He worked...
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